Room: 102
Have a question? Want to ask about a specific tool? Need help transforming a lesson? Technology Integrators from different school districts will be available to assist you.
Touch Tank - Vendor Presentations
Room: 105
Vendors for various hardware and software solutions for 21st century classroooms will be demonstrating their products and available to answer questions.
Room: 106A Presenter: Karen Shenk, Hempfield School District Description:
Learn all about geocaching. What is it? How does it work? How can it be incorporated into the middle school curriculum? A portion of this workshop will be held outside, where instruction in the use of hand-held GPS units will take place. Participants will use GPS units to complete a sample lesson on geocaching.
Room: 106B Presenter: Jeff Rothenberger, Warwick School District Description:
This session is an overview of Educational Google docs. We'll discuss implementation, user management. This hands-on workshop will provide lesson ideas, hints and pitfalls to avoid as we explore the implementation from a teacher perspective in a classroom setting.
Room: 106C Presenter: CILC - Julia Shildmyer-Heighway (Director of Content Services) and Caroline Guscott, Arielle Levine, and Dale Hilton (Cleveland Museum of Art's Distance Learning Program) Description:
In this session we will video conference with CILC and then from them to the Cleveland Museum of Art. From Julia Shildmyer-Heighway we will learn how the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) assists teachers in finding quality content and resources. Julia will then send us on an exciting field trip to the Cleveland Museum of Art. We will take a tour with museum professionals through The Art of Adornment. In this tour we visit works of art in their collection that feature fashion, hairstyles, jewelry, tattooing, scarification and body modification in various cultures, and also our own culture today. It's great for comparing world cultures.
Room: 106D Presenter: Shawn Robbins, Manheim Township School District Description:
During this presentation, I will share with teachers how Moodle can be a useful tool in a Language Arts classroom; from using the Glossary, uploading documents, and subscribing to the Forums.
Wonderful World of Wiki's and Words
Room: 106E Presenter: Chris Weidner, Social Studies, ELCO Middle School Description: Word clouds for test review, writing prompts, and summarizing activities. Wikis for student responses to essential questions, journaling, student collaboration and more!
Study Island: Intervention and Differentiation for All students! (vendor) Room: 109 Presenter: Joyce Hackney, Delaware and North Eastern Pennsylvania Sales Representative Description: The Study Island Pennsylvania Standards Mastery Program is specifically designed to help students master the content specified in the Pennsylvania Assessment Anchors. Study Island’s focus on the Assessment Anchors enables students to improve their performance in all skill areas tested on the PSSA. With the data provide through real-time reporting, the statistics can measure progress, streamline the learning process, identify strengths, weaknesses and deficiencies as they relate to the Pennsylvania Assessment Anchors. With this knowledge, teachers can promptly respond with appropriate intervention and remediation.
Session 3 Presentations 12:45-1:45
Ask An Integrator
Room: 102Have a question? Want to ask about a specific tool? Need help transforming a lesson? Technology Integrators from different school districts will be available to assist you.
Touch Tank - Vendor Presentations
Room: 105Vendors for various hardware and software solutions for 21st century classroooms will be demonstrating their products and available to answer questions.
Geocaching Activities for Middle School Students
Room: 106APresenter: Karen Shenk, Hempfield School District
Description:
Learn all about geocaching. What is it? How does it work? How can it be incorporated into the middle school curriculum? A portion of this workshop will be held outside, where instruction in the use of hand-held GPS units will take place. Participants will use GPS units to complete a sample lesson on geocaching.
Google Docs From A Teacher Perspective
Room: 106BPresenter: Jeff Rothenberger, Warwick School District
Description:
This session is an overview of Educational Google docs. We'll discuss implementation, user management. This hands-on workshop will provide lesson ideas, hints and pitfalls to avoid as we explore the implementation from a teacher perspective in a classroom setting.
How Do You get Started Setting Up an Interactive Video Conference for Your Students and Your Curriculum?
Room: 106CPresenter: CILC - Julia Shildmyer-Heighway (Director of Content Services) and Caroline Guscott, Arielle Levine, and Dale Hilton (Cleveland Museum of Art's Distance Learning Program)
Description:
In this session we will video conference with CILC and then from them to the Cleveland Museum of Art. From Julia Shildmyer-Heighway we will learn how the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) assists teachers in finding quality content and resources. Julia will then send us on an exciting field trip to the Cleveland Museum of Art. We will take a tour with museum professionals through The Art of Adornment. In this tour we visit works of art in their collection that feature fashion, hairstyles, jewelry, tattooing, scarification and body modification in various cultures, and also our own culture today. It's great for comparing world cultures.
Moodle in the Language Arts Classroom
Room: 106DPresenter: Shawn Robbins, Manheim Township School District
Description:
During this presentation, I will share with teachers how Moodle can be a useful tool in a Language Arts classroom; from using the Glossary, uploading documents, and subscribing to the Forums.
Wonderful World of Wiki's and Words
Room: 106E
Presenter: Chris Weidner, Social Studies, ELCO Middle School
Description: Word clouds for test review, writing prompts, and summarizing activities. Wikis for student responses to essential questions, journaling, student collaboration and more!
Study Island: Intervention and Differentiation for All students! (vendor)
Room: 109
Presenter: Joyce Hackney, Delaware and North Eastern Pennsylvania Sales Representative
Description: The Study Island Pennsylvania Standards Mastery Program is specifically designed to help students master the content specified in the Pennsylvania Assessment Anchors. Study Island’s focus on the Assessment Anchors enables students to improve their performance in all skill areas tested on the PSSA. With the data provide through real-time reporting, the statistics can measure progress, streamline the learning process, identify strengths, weaknesses and deficiencies as they relate to the Pennsylvania Assessment Anchors. With this knowledge, teachers can promptly respond with appropriate intervention and remediation.